cordnoun
uk/kɔːd/us/kɔːrd/cord noun (ROPE/WIRE)
[ C or U ] (a length of) rope or string made of twisted threads:
Where's the cord that ties back the curtains?
[ C or U ] UK also flex a piece of wire covered in plastic, used to connect electrical equipment to a power supply:
an extension cord
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Cords, ropes, cables & string
- bell pull
- bungee
- cable
- catgut
- chain
- flex
- gut
- halter
- harness
- iron
- landline
- lasso
- leash
- rein
- shackles
- string
- stringy
- tether
- tow rope
- twine
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Electrical switches & connections
cord noun (CLOTH)
[ U ] UK → corduroy :
a cord shirt/jacket
cords [ plural ]
trousers made of corduroy material
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Textiles made from natural fibres
- burlap
- calico
- camel
- canvas
- cashmere
- fishnet
- flannelette
- flax
- fustian
- georgette
- moleskin
- muslin
- netting
- oilskin
- pinstripe
- sealskin
- tweed
- twill
- velvet
- worsted
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Trousers
cord noun (IN THE BODY)
[ C ] a long structure in the body similar to a rope:
the umbilical cord
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
- xiphoid
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